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No problem over heating today. During the night a cool front passed through dropping 1.23″ of rain at my house and the temperature as well. By the time I left at 11:11 the streets were dry. During today’s ride it was in the lower 80’s with a 15 mph wind from the NNW. This made riding north to New Caney challenging but not impossible. Once I reached New Caney and turned west onto FM1485 the wind was not as much of a problem. On Gene Campbell Road the wind was not much of a factor. When I was riding on FM1314 back to Porter the tailwind helped me get my speed up to 20+ mph.<\/p>\n

The deep blue sky seemed to go forever. My polarized sunglasses probably enhanced the effect.<\/p>\n

Riding 38.17<\/strong> miles was slightly longer than usual for what I label the “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road” route. I added a few streets before I left Kingwood. Since this is the second ride after our vacation I did not expect my average speed to that great with the headwind. I did not get my average speed up to 15 mph until 20 miles into the ride. By the 35 mile point it was up to 15.7 mph. Once I got into Kingwood for the last 3 miles or so it dropped down to 15.5 mph. I am pleased with my efforts and look forward to riding the Pineywoods Purgatory in Lufkin tomorrow morning. It could be a little chilly at the 8 AM start but the forecast calls for upper 70’s to low 80’s by noon. The problem is getting up at 5 AM to drive to Lufkin. I figure to leave home at 5:45 to arrive in Lufkin at 7:15.<\/p>\n

At the 27 mile mark today I arrived at the Stripes store on FM1314. I am pleased the price of gas has dropped to $2.959 while I was away on our trip. Up north the rices were somewhat higher. With the cooler weather today I sat in the sun while I ate my snack and Gatorade. A breeze would have felt nice but I was on the south side of the store and the wind was from the north.<\/p>\n

My year to date miles reached 5604 with today’s ride. That is about 900 from my goal of 6500 for the year. This looks reachable.<\/p>\n

Links to Garmin Connect<\/strong><\/a> and RideWithGPS<\/strong><\/a> for today.<\/h3>\n
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